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1956 Golden State 100


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AAA Champ Car Series race number 11 of 12
Sunday, October 21, 1956 at California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:09:08
Average speed: 86.797 mph
Pole speed: 95.188 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1/3 lap
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1956 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1956 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 18   Jud Larson John ZinkWatson / Offy1003513running88200
2 416   Don Freeland Bob EstesPhillips / Offy1002119running0160
3132   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean)Kuzma / Offy1001177running0140
4 614   Bob Veith Federal EngineeringKurtis / Offy100765running0120
51621   Elmer George HOW   (Mari Hulman)Watson / Offy99706running0100
6 56   Jimmy Reece Bruce BrommeBromme / Offy99589running080
71144   Ed Elisian Peter SchmidtKuzma / Offy99471running060
8 915   Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast   (George Bignotti)Kurtis / Offy98441running050
91281   Dick Rathmann Central Excavating   (Pete Salemi)Kuzma / Offy96412running040
101412   Johnnie Tolan Pat ClancyEwing / Offy96382running030
111026   Andy Linden Hart FullertonKurtis / Offy96353running020
121723   Bill Cheesbourg McDanielsSchroeder / Offy94294running010
13 778   George Amick Lindsey HopkinsLesovsky / Offy81264piston0 
141596   Tony Bettenhausen Dayton Steel   (George Walther)Kurtis / Offy61235spun out0 
15 27   Pat O'Connor Sumar   (Chapman Root)Kuzma / Offy58206handling12 
16 362   Rodger Ward Roger WolcottLesovsky / Offy21176fuel pump0 
17 887   Art Bisch R.D. WhittingtonKurtis / Offy16117crash0 
181871   Len Sutton Miller / CollinsVollstedt / Offy16117crash0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Roger McCluskey5Chapman
Dempsey Wilson27Joe Hunt Magneto
Billy Garrett41Greenman-Casale
Ray Crawford49Ray Crawford
Jack Turner54Travelon Trailer
Mel McGaughy65Leo Dobry
Jim McWithey76Leitenberger
Johnnie Parsons98Agajanian

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Pat O'Connor11212
  Jud Larson1310088